Modern pentathlon: 8am at various venues

Modified this year to speed and sex it up by combining the shooting and 3km run in a kind of snowless biathlon, mixing focus and accuracy with the pistol before each 1km run test of endurance.

Men's Marathon: 11am at The Mall

Kenya are so strong that they have a 1-2-3 in their sights despite leaving out the world record holder, Patrick Makau. Abel Kirui won gold at the last two world championships and his compatriot Wilson Kipsang stormed up The Mall to win the London marathon in May.

Cycling: 1.30pm at Hadleigh Farm

France's Julien Absalon has won gold in the men's mountain bike competition at the past two Olympics and remains the man to beat for GB's Liam Killeen, competing at his third Games.

Basketball: 3pm at North Greenwich Arena

The men's final.

And finally... The closing ceremony 8.30pm, Olympic Stadium

Titled 'Festival of Flame', the finale will be co-ordinated by Kim Gavin, who organised the Concert for Diana in 2007. It will feature 2,000 performers, with the main event being a set from British band Coldplay, who will showcase some of their most iconic hits.

Contender: Scott Overall, Marathon, 11am

Overall qualified for the Olympics in his debut marathon, last year in Berlin, and the former Clapham trainer salesman was the first athlete to be named in the GB men's team.